cve-2021-24436
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-07-19 10:53
Modified
2024-08-03 19:28
Severity ?
Summary
The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 was vulnerable to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) security vulnerability within the "extension" parameter in the Extensions dashboard, which is output in an attribute without being escaped first. This could allow an attacker, who can convince an authenticated admin into clicking a link, to run malicious JavaScript within the user's web browser, which could lead to full site compromise.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05988ebb-7378-4a3a-9d2d-30f8f58fe9efExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05988ebb-7378-4a3a-9d2d-30f8f58fe9efExploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
BoldGrid W3 Total Cache Version: 2.1.4   < 2.1.4
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